In the ancient Marais section of Paris, a petty gangster is brutally murdered. His wife, the beautiful model Veronique, has disappeared along with a mysterious bronze statue of Bathsheba. Goldie, an inquisitive, retired New York City teacher, discovers the body. Determined to find her missing friend, she becomes entangled in a series of murders.Her search leads her into the worlds of art and fashion, and in ...Täielik kirjeldus
In the ancient Marais section of Paris, a petty gangster is brutally murdered. His wife, the beautiful model Veronique, has disappeared along with a mysterious bronze statue of Bathsheba. Goldie, an inquisitive, retired New York City teacher, discovers the body. Determined to find her missing friend, she becomes entangled in a series of murders.Her search leads her into the worlds of art and fashion, and into sinister corners of the City of Lights. Russian gangsters and other unsavory characters pursue her in the belief that she knows where the statue is hidden.She is hounded by the bumbling inspector Potiron and helped by Boris, the husband of her old friend, the painter Maxie. But is he truly her ally, or is he her enemy? Why are so many people obsessed with the statue?"Thanks so much for The Bathsheba Connection. It made me laugh aloud. The heroine has such a wonderful voice."-Diane Johnson, best-selling author of Le Divorce
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